Set Her Free

11.

"Well hey there buttercup, surprised to see me here?" He walked over to me and closed my mouth for me.

As usual, I stood there dumbfounded not even making a sound, just trying to analyse and connect dots together of how he got here, when he got here and who even allowed him in?

"Well sis, are you going to keep standing there looking like a fool or are you going to give your brother a hug?"

Meet my brother Justin, cocky, tall as hell; well his height was good for a twenty one year old and basically the male version of me in terms of looks. Justin left for college four years ago when mom was being, well, mom, he said it was not her choice which university he was supposed to go to and the next day he had taken off before any of us even woke up. Considering that was the time when dad left us too, the boys were being so rebellious whilst mom was always so angry and stressed. I have no idea if he has covered things up with mom or anyone but let us just hope things are well now.

"I missed you dork," I embraced him in a hug as he wrapped his long arms around my shoulders, yeah I was that short next to him.

"Me? Dork? Says the girl who can't seem to get her nose out of her book for a second," If only he knew how this dork changed over four years. I grinned and backed away from his body as I led the way back to the hall where he was seated and gestured for him to take a seat again.

"Well it seems like Uncle Phil has really pumped you and mom up in all this luxury and comfort," Justin looked around making me also follow the direction of his eyes to look around the pompous house I live in compared to the one we all lived in back in the States, " It is completely different than what Bruce and I grew up in but I'm glad everything turned out well after dad." With that, his gazed drifted as he stared deep at the fire place behind me, the despairing memory floating through both our minds and it was clear that's what he was thinking about because his fists and jaw were clenched so hard I could hear his teeth gritting against each other and red strokes from his nails appeared on the inside of his palm when he released his hard grip.

"So how did you get in here? Does mom even know that you're in Switzerland?"

"No she doesn't. Things are better between us but we still have to patch up more holes in the relationship. We can't just fix everything-"

"With a snap of the fingers I know," I finish off his sentence. So then if not mom then who?

"Uncle Phil gave me the code for the entrance gate and well the main door was not locked so I made my way in, thought I would surprise you." He finishes off.

Justin and I continued our conversation throughout the day as I filled him in on our move to Switzerland, how I struggled to fit in with the people at my school, how Ariana and I met and finals, I even told him about Andrew and Zach. He almost swore to kill Andrew when he went back to the states but I calmed that situation down and as for Zach, there was nothing really to say.

"We haven't seen each other again since that day and well I'm sure it will stay like that until I possibly go to Yale," I paused looking at the floor before he sat up and got closer to me.

"Liz..."

"What?" I tried to avoid eye contact. Mom was supposed to be the first person who found out and knowing how Justin is, he's not going to let it slide until I tell him. Although, now that I remember Ariana was the first person who actually found out so yeah mom was supposed to be the second person.

"I got a call from Yale to come join some summer camp orientation thing," my voice cracks at the end.

"That's perfect news" my brother doesn't even wait for me to even blink as he stood up and raised me in a tight hug. One of the traits we all got is we were good listeners and all kind deep down, "I'm proud of you baby sis,hopefully everything goes well, Just remember to always stay protected, don't drink an already open drink and stay away from drugs and frat parties, "